Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday praised President Obama for his decision to speak at Rutgers University's 250th anniversary commencement in May, calling it "a great thing" for the state.
"(It's a) great honor for the state and I thank the president for his willingness to come to New Jersey," Christie said.
"I'm happy that he's coming," he added. "I'm honored that he's coming."
Obama's planned visit will be his first trip to the state since Christie ended his 2016 presidential campaign in February. Back then, Christie struck a decidedly different tone. The governor took swipes at Obama for the "really negative nature" and tone his administration took toward law enforcement in the country.
Christie comments that day mirrored a talking point he repeatedly made on his presidential campaign trail.
The attacks didn't stop there. While he was seeking the Republican nomination, Christie went as far as to suggest Obama been an atrocity and is close to going down in history as the worst president this country has ever seen.
Christie went on the attack after being dogged by critics for warmly greeting the president when he visited New Jersey to survey the damage from Hurricane Sandy, just before the 2012 presidential election. But with his White House bid over and the 2016 election still in full swing, Christie held back Thursday.
Rutgers President Robert Barchi wrote to Obama two years ago asking him to speak to the graduating class. This year's graduation ceremony is on May 15 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway.
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"(It's a) great honor for the state and I thank the president for his willingness to come to New Jersey," Christie said.
How Christie stepped up Obama bashing
Republicans
still gripe about the "hug" Gov. Chris Christie gave President Obama
during a Hurricane Sandy stop just before the 2012 election. Now seeking
to succeed Obama in the White House, the governor has amped up his
attacks on the president.Obama's planned visit will be his first trip to the state since Christie ended his 2016 presidential campaign in February. Back then, Christie struck a decidedly different tone. The governor took swipes at Obama for the "really negative nature" and tone his administration took toward law enforcement in the country.
Christie comments that day mirrored a talking point he repeatedly made on his presidential campaign trail.
The attacks didn't stop there. While he was seeking the Republican nomination, Christie went as far as to suggest Obama been an atrocity and is close to going down in history as the worst president this country has ever seen.
Christie went on the attack after being dogged by critics for warmly greeting the president when he visited New Jersey to survey the damage from Hurricane Sandy, just before the 2012 presidential election. But with his White House bid over and the 2016 election still in full swing, Christie held back Thursday.
Rutgers President Robert Barchi wrote to Obama two years ago asking him to speak to the graduating class. This year's graduation ceremony is on May 15 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway.
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